Rosianne Cutajar resigns pending ethics probe into relationship with Yorgen Fenech
Rosianne Cutajar resigns from parliamentary secretary
25 February 2021, 2:53pm
by Nicole Meilak
Updated at 3:45pm with resignation letter
Rosianne Cutajar has offered to resign from her post as Parliamentary Secretary pending the outcome of an investigation before the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life.
Announcing the resignation on Facebook, Cutajar insisted that she has never done business with Yorgen Fenech, and that she cut off all contact with him once he was charged with masterminding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Let me be clear: throughout the years I ve known Yorgen Fenech, I never used any of my political appointments to influence any process or decision. I have never asked to do so, and even if I were asked, I would have never gone against the pact of trust I had with you, she wrote.
Hyzler says ethics probe into Rosianne Cutajar’s dealings with Yorgen Fenech ongoing
Standards Commissioner George Hyzler says investigation involving Parliamentary Secretary Rosianne Cutajar is ongoing
16 February 2021, 10:45am
by Kurt Sansone
Standards Commissioner George Hyzler is investigating claims that Parliamentary Secretary Rosianne Cutajar pocketed thousands in cash from a property deal involving Yorgen Fenech and which she helped broker
An ethics probe into claims that Rosianne Cutajar took a broker’s fee from a property deal involving Yorgen Fenech is ongoing, Standards Commissioner George Hyzler said.
Contacted by MaltaToday, Hyzler refrained from giving any detail but said the investigation is ongoing.
Yorgen’s €3.1 million Mdina deal, Rosianne Cutajar, and the judge’s husband
In May 2019, Yorgen Fenech signed a promise-of-sale to buy an Mdina home. Abigail Lofaro’s husband acted as the representative for the seller. The deal fell through, and Labour junior minister Rosianne Cutajar is being chased for a €50,000 broker’s fee she was paid in cash, but which the seller claims has not been returned
20 December 2020, 6:37am
by Matthew Vella
Parliamentary secretary for equality Rosianne Cutajar and her political aide are alleged to have received some €100,000 in brokers’ fees for the sale of a €3.1 million Mdina property to Yorgen Fenech – the magnate accused of masterminding the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Updated | Arnold Cassola requests investigation into Rosianne Cutajar, Edward Zammit Lewis over undeclared income
The independent election candidate is asking for an investigation by the standards czar into undeclared earnings made by Rosianne Cutajar and Edward Zammit Lewis, while the two have since rebutted these media reports
20 December 2020, 9:29am
by Nicole Meilak
Arnold Cassola (pictured above) made a direct request to the Standards Commissioner for an investigation into the undeclared earnings of Rosianne Cutajar and Edward Zammit Lewis
Updated at 12:54pm with comments by Edward Zammit Lewis
Independent election candidate Arnold Cassola has written to the standards commissioner George Hyzler asking him to investigate Rosianne Cutajar’s property deal involving Yorgen Fenech.
’I have always acted ethically - I’m ready to defend my name’ Cutajar says
The parliamentary secretary is alleged to have received a cash payment amounting to €50,000 for brokering a property transaction for Yorgen Fenech
20 December 2020, 12:51pm
by Nicole Meilak
Parliamentary Secretary Rosianne Cutajar has not denied receiving €50,000 in cash through a property sale she allegedly brokered on behalf of Yorgen Fenech.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Rosianne Cutajar said that, to date, there are no lawsuits or court proceedings on this claim.
“I am convinced that I have always acted correctly, legally, ethically and politically, and I am ready to defend my name as and where necessary,” she said.